“Time Bound” by Luis R.R. Siqueira is a stark meditation on the quiet captivity and decay of youth. Surrounded by broken and disoriented clocks, a barefoot young woman sits in a low-lit cell of shadows and candlelight. One ankle is shackled in iron, the other rests among shattered hours. Time is both everywhere and impossible to hold.

The figure, angelic yet emotionally worn, does not resist her imprisonment. Her body folds inward, posture echoing fragility, while her gaze remains distant, heavy with reflection. Her white dress, symbol of purity or perhaps fleeting innocence, glows against the wooden wall and crumbling brick, a contrast to the corrosion of the moment.

This composition is not just about age but about awareness—of time slipping, of beauty fading, of freedom constrained by the slow violence of passing days. The candle, nearly burnt to its base, speaks of impermanence. The scattered clocks mock the illusion of control.

This is more than a portrait. It’s a narrative of existential tension—the unrelenting pressure to remain radiant while time presses in from all sides. A visual allegory of becoming, decaying, and enduring all at once.

A deeply symbolic fine art piece for collectors drawn to conceptual portraiture and temporal themes.